Janet Vertesi shares lessons learned from studying NASA, radical data autonomy, & anti-racist design

We often consider the impacts of technology upon society or culture, frequently as “ethics” or “unintended consequences.” But we can short-circuit these ill effects by thinking sociologically first, about the people building and using the technology. In this talk, Janet Vertesi draws on two decades of research and design work alongside NASA scientists, her “opt out” experiments against the personal data economy, and recent work in anti-racist design to consider how bringing sociological principles in up front circumvents well-known problems in technological systems.

This session was recorded on February 6, 2024.

The Humanistic Design Speaker Series brings to campus speakers that highlight how broad, yet deep domain expertise can be brought together through design to enhance the human condition. This series brings up-and-coming scholars from outside to our campus to discuss their efforts in humanistic design.

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